Ecumenical food pantry benefits from food drive

Prosperity Bank has donated non-perishable food items to the St. Johns Ecumenical Ministries Food Pantry as part of a bank-wide effort.

Operation: Restock has been designed to help food pantries throughout northeast and west Florida, where Prosperity Bank branches are located.

"With the downturn in the economy, many food banks are in desperate need of replenishment to their pantries," said Prosperity Bank president and CEO Eddie Creamer. "Our employees and customers were eager to lend support."

The food drive, which ran for two weeks, resulted in 1,197 items of food being collected. In St. Augustine, the St. Johns Ecumenical Ministries Food Pantry was the recipient of food donated by Prosperity Bank employees and customers.

"We appreciate the donation," said Alicia Brown, president of the St. Johns Ecumenical Ministries Food Pantry.